Psychosocial functions of social media usage in a disaster situation: A multi-methodological approach

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Highlights：

• In disaster contexts, social media are used for emotion regulation.

• Social media as spaces for social sharing of emotions and empathic concerns.

• The more active users were the more psychological benefits they experienced.

摘要

•In disaster contexts, social media are used for emotion regulation.•Social media as spaces for social sharing of emotions and empathic concerns.•The more active users were the more psychological benefits they experienced.

论文关键词：Disaster communication,Emotion regulation,Social media,Social networking sites

论文评审过程：Available online 21 February 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.01.021